Non-refillable bottle.



J. STEPHEN. NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1.9111.

M3432'. 1 muted Aug. 6,1912.

WIT/M5555 INVENTOR Jonnsrnrnnn, or ALAMEDA, cnmroama.

NoN-narrateur' nofrrtn.-

To all whom t may Centern:

Be it known that I, JOHN@ STEPHEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at .Alamed'a, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented lcertain new and useful Improvements in Non-*RefillableBottles, of which the followingis 4a specitication, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing. l

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles and the principalobject 'of the same is to producen device of -this character vide novelmeans forfacilitating the open-v ing of the bottle in order that z tiongenerally stated above it will be under? thereof are susceptible ofchanges in ldetails which consists of a comparatively small number ofparts and which is efficient in operation. Y VAnother object of theinvention is to prothecontents may be discharged therefrom.

In carrying out the objects ofthe invenstood of course that theessential features and structural arrangementen preferred and practicalembodiments of theinvention being shown inthe accompanying drawings,Awherein:- y 'y v Figurel is a fragmentary vertical. sectional view of abottle showing the iin-' provement applied to thel neckfthere'of. Fig. 2is' a 'vertical sectional view of the cap used in connection with thisinvention. Fig. 3 is a plan -view of an auX- iliary stopper which isplace-d within the neckof the bottle. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary verticalsectional view of a modification of 'this invention.

, `Referring to the accompanyingdrawings by numerals it will be seenthat the-im'- provcd bottle comprises the neck 5 in which is placed' astopper 6, which is provided When the stopper is in the position shown,

in Fig. 1 and the bottle is inverted the sides of the disk valve 8 willassume the position indicated by dotted lines, thus liquid to iow out ofthe'bottle., Positioned upon the outer portion of the neck is acylindrical filling member 10 and positioned upon the member 10 is a cap11 which is' spaced from the neck by means of said filling member, saidcap being provided with speeiaeaeoaof Letters raient.

Application mea september as, 1911..

allowing i serial no. 651,021.

" Patented Aeg. 6,1912.-

aI centrally-located aperture 12 inA the topthereof.` The lower end ofthecap 11 is providedx with av series of tapering toothed portionstlwhch. engage a groove '14 which extends l'around thefouter surface ofthe `neck ofltlhebnttle. It will be thus seen that when the portions13,a-re bent upwardly, as

shown inFig. 1, to engagek the-groove 14 that cap 11 Vwill be firmlyheld-upon the upperneck of the'bottle andr will be prei vented frombeingremoved therefrom.

' Direct-ly above the stopper 6 is an aux-v i iliary stopper l'which isprovided with a central aperture 16, said aperture being re duced at itslower end thereby constituting a ledge 17.- A plunger 18 is adapted towork in 4the aperture 16 and is provided intermediate its ends with anenlarged collar 19, which is adapted to engagefthe ledge v17 when thestopper 6 is in an inoperative poi sition. The lowerend' of the. plunger18 engages the yupper surfaceof the disk 8 to allow the free operationof by means ofsaid plunger 18. c The auxiliary stopper 15` is providedwith side grooves 2() which merge at their upper the stopper 6 ends intotransversely extending grooves 21 which communicate with the centralaperture 16. This construction will permit the liquid to readily 'flowout' through said grooves 20 and 9.1 and outtlirough theaperture 12. f f

In a there is shown a modicat'onf of the invention, which is providedwith t e stopper 6" such as the one used. in Fig. 1,

Said SOPPelbeing provided with the lungi-W'4 tudinally extendingapertures 7 for allowing liquid'to ypass therethrough. Secured totheupper end of the stopper' 6.is 'av disk valve 8 by means of a screw v9.A cylindrical filling member 10 surrounds the neck i of the bottle andover this is placed the. cap 11',l which is constructed the same as 1nFig; 1 with the exception that the centrally A located aperture 12 inthe top thereof has its sides beveled. An auxiliary stopper 15 is placedm'the neck of the bottle directly above the stopper `6"andliketheauxiliary stopper 15, shown 'in Fig.' 1, is provided with the sidegrooves 20 which. terminate in the transverse grooves 421 which areformed in the-top of said auxiliary stopper for allowing liquid to pass`.therethrough and out through the opening 12.

An operating member 22 is tixedly secured to the auxiliary stopper 15 bymeans v vsaid stopper gage with the of a nut 23 which is't-hreaded uponthe lower en d ot said operating member, said nut being countersunkwithin said auxiliary stopper for allowing the ame to be iush with theinner surface thereot, thusfpievent ing the same from couiingr inContact with the disk valve 8. The operating ineiuber is provided withan upper conical shape top 24k which has its sides divergiiig from thetop of said operating member.

It will be seen that when the bottle is in a closed position theauxiliary stopper.\vill be in engagement with the disk of the inainstopper thereby tirn'ily holding said disk uponthe upper surface of saidmain stopper. ll'hen it is desired to empty the bottle ot' the ordents,the auxiliary stopper is pushed member and the downward movement ot willbe limited by means of the divergring sides of, the conica-l shapedupper end ot the operating' inenyiber which will enbeveled sides of theopening' 12'; As soon as the stopper t3 is pushed to a position as shownin Fig. 4, the auxiliary .stopper is drawn upwardly into engagement withthe under sui-tacel ot the casingr 1l l i l l by means of the,operatingthereby allowing' 'tree movement of the disk y valve 8 for allowingl thedischarge of liquid trom the neck of.-the bottle.

In Fig. 1 the two Stoppers are in engagement with each other when thebottle is closed and in ordei to allow of the 'tree passage of liquidthrough the openings 7,' 20, 21 and 12 the plunger is forcedilowiiwardly and the downward movement is limited by the collar L9abutting against the projection 17 in the apertures 1G of the auxiliarystopper, It will thus be seen that the disk valve S will have a treemovement and that the liquid will be allowed to freely pass through saidopenings.

I'Vhat I claim isl. In a device ot the character described thecombination with a bottle provided with a neck, ot" a stopper positionedtherein and provided with a plurality ot longitudinally extendingapertures, a disk valve secured to said stopper and normally closing;Vsaid apertures, an auxiliary stopper positioned above the tirstn'ieiitioiud stopper and provided with side and -transverselyextendinggrooves, means engaging saidauxiliary stopper for forcing saidtirst ii'ieiitioiied stopper downwardly, and means carried by saidauxiliary stopper for limiting the movement of the last-mentioned means.

v2. In a device of the class described the combination with a bottlelprovided with a neck, of a stopper 'positioned therein and provided witha plurality of longfitudinaliv-v extending; apertures, a disk valvemeans se- 3. I'n a device of the class described the combination with abottle provided witlia neck, a casing; positioned upon the upper endthereol', ot a primary stopper positioned within the neck ot the bottleand provided with a plurality o't` longitudinally-extendinngrooves.valve. means adapted to normally close the upper end ot said apertures,an auxiliary stopper positi'oiied in the upper end ot said neck andprovided with a plurality ot Agrooves or channel portions for allowingthe tlow otl liquid therethrough and out through the neck ot the.bottle,and a plunger member carried by said auxiliary stopper and engaging saidprimary stopper tor moving4 said primary'stopper to an operativeposition.

4. ln device ot the class described thev i-oiiihiiiation with a bottleprovided with a neck.y otlv a easing positioned thereon and providedwith :i central a'ierture, a primary stopper provided with channelportions, valve. means adapted to normally close said channel portionsfor preventing,` the tiow of liquid therethrough an auxiliary stopperprovided with a plurality ot channels, saidv provided with a ,centralauxiliary stopper aperture in alinement with the aperture in saideasing, the lower end ot said aperture in said auxiiiary stopperprovided with a ledge. portion, a plunger member working iii saidaprrture in said stopper and adapted to normally close the aperture iiiSaid easing, said plunger member provided with a plunger er collarportion formed intermediate its ends and adapted to prevent thedisplacement ot said plunger member from said aperture in said auxiliarj;` stopper, and said plunger adapted' to engage saidprimarystopper for moving the saine to an operative position.

Iii testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in presence ot twowitnesses.

JOHN STEPHEN.

lVitiiesses JoiiN UunuaN, (Erratum t JoHNson.

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